Electric lantern



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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1919.

Patented. May 2, 1922.

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' Patented May 2, 1922.

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To all'wkom it may concern: I I

Be it known that i, Gosrnvn- Hcrannn, a

citizen or the United States, residin at the city and county of Denver and tate of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Lanterns; and I do declare the following to he a full, clear, and description the invention,- snch as will enshle others sh iied 1n the m to which it appertsins to make and use the some, reference being to the accompsnying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a frsmeworkcsrrying a casing which contains ahattery and is provided with the lights. The casing carries a switch and e volt meter, the switch governing both the lights and the volt meter. The casing also carries a spring clip adopted to he engaged withn hail, of the hintern', to. hold the same 111 upright position.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation ofthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a section therethrough at right cngi'es to the view in Fig. 1. Y

Fig. is a. fragmentary view showing portly in section and psi- Sly in. elevation, in.- dicaiing the mounting of one set of contacts.

Fig. 4 is a section when on the lire 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is 6 is the boil. I

Fig. 7 is en view of the contacts for the hosiery.

is it view pertiy in cross-section and psrtiy in sieve-tics showing the inezrns for positioning the h: I" 5? container.

Figs. 9 end 19 are ps views of the retainers shown in Fig. 8.

Figs. 11 and 12 are ed'e and fans views, respectively, of the bar of Fig. 8, which hoids the battery down.

The lantern comprises s Wire frame, in cluding a base 10, legs 12, e. rim member 14, and arms 1% extending up; a d sore cerizheir see one! detail of the switch.

11' hi 8. ctcii the spring chp for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, recs.

Application filed December 2, 191%. Serial No. 341,878.

ripper ends with eyes in which the bail is hinged. The battery container 22 is secured to the framework by means of bands 24, riveted or otherwise secured to the container and passing around the wires of the framework. in spring clip 26, whose normal tendency is to assume a position against the container to free the baii 20. provided with jaws 28, adopted to he positioned on opposite sides of the bail 20, one

of which has alletch 30 pivoted thereto at- 32 and adapted to engage behind an upstanding lug 34 on the other jaw 28. Thus, y

when the clip is drawn outwz rdly, the latch may be moved into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6. "When the latch is raised,

the clip will fly hack to release the bail 20.

The container 22 carries within it a dry battery 36, which is held in position by means of a crossbar 38, provided at one end on its edges with recesses forming a constricted portion 40, and at its other end with similar notches forming aconstricted portion 42.

A ll-shaped positioning member l iis riveted to one side of the container, and is provided on its inner leg with an nperture 46, having a reduced upper portion which is adapted to receive the constrictedSS part 42 of the bar 38. The bar 38 is passed through. the lower portion of the aperture 46 until the restricted part 42 reaches the narrowportion of theaperture 46, whereupon the end of the her is lifted to its uppermost position. The opposite end of the bar is then sprung down under an overhanging flange in a positioning member 52, riveted to the opposite side of the casing, the end of the her hein allowed then to s rin u 1 so that the restricted portion 40 will fit in the notch 50 in said overhanging flange. The lowermost end 54 of the member 52 is curved inwardly to the battery and cooperates with the depending arm 48100 of the positioning member 44;, thus preventing intern} movement. of the battery.

ihe battery is provided. with contacts 56, which are formed'oi" thin spring metal and areedaptedto he slipped between fingers 60 se red st 58 to straps 62. The fingers 60 or curved outwardiyfrom the lower portion of the straps 62, as shown in Fig.7, in order that said strapsmay he slipped into U-shaped pocket members 64 and 66, which no are riveted to the container wall. The menu her 64 is groundedon thecontsiner wall,

The container22 also carries This clip, however, is 65 m new while the member 66 is insulated therefrom, as indicated at 68. A conductor 70 is connected with member 68 and with a switch 72 provided with a manipulating knob 74: and a contact finger 76. The switch is in.- sulated in the casing 22, as indicated at 78. lhe contact finger 76 is adapted to engage with any one of three contacts mounted in the insulation 78. One of these contacts 80 is connected by a conductor 81 with a lamp 852. "rounded on a support 84, threaded into a receiver on the bottom oi the container 22, as indicated at 86. Another contact is c0nnected by conductor 88 with a volt meter 90, by means of which the strength of the hat tery 3'6 may he tested. The third contact 92 is connected with a lamp il-l, grounded on a support 96, threaded into a receiver on the cover of the casing. as indicated at 98. Conn nection between the contact 92 and the lame ill is made by means or the conductor lca ing from the said contact 92 to a spring finger 100. mounted on and insulated from the casing, this finger cooperating with an insulatedcontact 102 on the cover and connected by means of a conductor 10-4 with said lanip ill. lhe lower lamp 82 is enclosed with a globe 106. which may be red, and the upper lamp SM is enclosed in a globe 108. which may be clear. ln this manner. either a red or white light may he had. ac cording to the position of the switch 7"). llowei'er, these colors may be varied, as desired.

When the hatter-y .36 becomes exhausted, it is necessary only to remove the cover and the crossbar and lift the. battery irom the casing. bringing with it the fingers 60 and straps 62, which readily leave the pocket members (34 and (56. The fingers (30 are then slipped onto the contacts of the new battery. the straps G2 replaced in the pockets 6% and 66 as the battery is placed in position, end the crossbar 38 positioned in the retaining: member-s44 and The covcr'ot' the casing is then placed in position so that the contact 102 thereon engages the spring; contact- 100 on the casing. litter the cover is secured, the device 15 ready for use.

I claim:

1. A lantern cornorising a wire frame. a bail on the frame, a casing secured to said frame, li hting means in said casino. :2 normally retracted sring clip on saio casing adapted for engagement wlth said bell to hold the in upr ght position, said clip comprising a pair of jaws adapted to he positioned about the hail, and a latch on one jaw and adapted to engage the other to retain the bail within. the clip.

a'casing thereon, a battery within the cesii'ig; notched retaining members on the inner sides of the casing. a bar cletachehly engeging in the notches of said retaining memhers and passing over said battery to retain the same in position, and a lamp on the cos" inn having connections with the battery for lighting the same.

3. An electric lantern, comprising c. frame, a casing on said frame a battery in said ensing, a lamp on the top of the casing, a la'zn on the bottom of the casing, a switch on the casing, connection between the battery and the switch and the'switch and the lamps. whcrchlv either lamp may he lighted, anti, translucent glohes mounted about sai-Il lamps. said globes being of different colors,

r. .ln electric lantern comprising a frame,

a'casine' thereon. a battery -within seid ens-- inc" andihaving contacts. members having; spaced fingers to receive said contacts, each member also having a strap. and pocket members secured to walls ofthe casing end receiving said straps, one or" said members being insulated from the casing. a switch on the casing. a connection between said switch and the insulated member, a lamp on the cas inn. am. a connection between the switch and the lamp.

An electric lantern comprising a frame, a casing thereon. a battery Within. the casing, retaining members-on inner sides oi the casing. means engaged with said members and passing over said battery to retain the same in position. and a lamp on the casing having connections with the battery for lighting; the same. each retaining member having an inwardly disposed depending engaging the sides oi the battery to prevent lateral niovcn'ient thereof.

ti. .in electric lantern. co uprising? a a casing mounted thereoi'i. e cattery Within the casing, oppositely disposed retaining members on the inner wellsof the casing haruw inwardlv ositioned denendin Y men hers engaging the hattery to position the same. means to the top the hattcry to retain the some, a on the seeing, and connection between the battery and the lamp for lighting the latteix In testimony whereof lfl eliix my signetnr'". GUST aVlll An electric lantern comprising a frame, 

